Private | |
Industry | Food and Beverage |
Founded | 1979 |
Founder | Betty Ang |
Headquarters | Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines |
Products | Noodles, Biscuits, Wafers, Cookies, Packaged Baked Goods, Culinary Aids, Beverages |
Website | www.mondenissin.com |
Monde Nissin Corporation (d/b/a Monde Nissin and abbreviated as MNC) is a Philippine-based company that manufactures noodles, biscuits, packaged baked goods, culinary aids under brands Lucky Me!, Nissin, Voice, Bingo, and Monde.
Monde Nissin's subsidiaries include Monde M.Y. San, manufacturer of iconic biscuit brands SkyFlakes and Fita; Monde Nissin Thailand; and Monde Nissin Australia, comprising the businesses Black Swan, Nudie, and Menora Foods. The company also distributes Kellogg's, Mama Sita's and Dutch Mill in the Philippines.
The operations of Monde Nissin main plant has adapted a management system in line with ISO 22000:2005 to conform to the international standards for Food Safety Management Systems.
Since 2000, Monde Nissin has been consistently included in the top 50 corporations in the Philippines based on gross revenues.
Monde Nissin was originally incorporated as Monde Denmark Nissin Biscuit Corporation in 1979. Monde Nissin started manufacturing biscuits in 1980. Among its first products were Nissin Butter Coconut and Nissin Wafer.
In 1989, the company ventured into the instant noodle segment with Lucky Me!. It launched Instant Mami, noodle with soup in pouches, in Beef and Chicken variants. Eventually, these became the fastest selling products.
In 1991, it introduced Lucky Me! Pancit Canton, the first dry stir-fry pouched noodles in the Philippine market.
In 1995, Lucky Me! Supreme in La Paz Batchoy flavor was launched as the first Filipino dish-flavored no-cook cup noodles.
In 2009, Lucky Me! Special was introduced, which consists of noodles with local and international flavors such as Lomi (egg noodles in seafood flavor), Jjamppong (spicy Korean noodles), Curly Spaghetti, Baked Mac, and Mac & Cheez.
In 2014, Kantar Worldpanel, in its Brand Footprint Report, cited Lucky Me! as the most chosen and purchased consumer brand in the Philippines, reaching almost all Filipino households.
In 2001, the company acquired M. Y. San Corporation, manufacturer of SkyFlakes, Fita, and M.Y. San Grahams. Subsequent to the sale of shares, M.Y. San changed its name to Monde M.Y. San Corporation.
Several cookies and snack products were also launched, namely Eggnog Cookies, Bread Stix, and Bingo Cookie Sandwich.
In 2005, Voice Combo Cracker became the first cracker and wafer combo biscuit in the Philippines.
In 2014, Voice Pops was launched as the first cream sandwich with popping candies.